- Tursan
Tursan is a Vin délimité de qualité supérieure (VDQS) for
wine in South West France since1958 (decree of 11/07/1958, latest modified 26/02/2003).Presentation
Its production zone covers potentially 4.000 hectares (but less than 500 hectares are covered by vineyards), it lays 35 km south-east of
Mont-de-Marsan and covers 39 communes of the département Landes and 2 communes ofGers , and the area ofAdour , between the Landes andBéarn .It can be produced as white, rosé or
red wine .* Red Tursan is produced with
Tannat (40% maximum),Cabernet franc andCabernet sauvignon .* White Tursan is composed of
Baroque (30 to 90%), de Gros manseng andSauvignon (more or less 10%).* Rosé Tursan is based on Cabernet franc and Cabernet sauvignon.
Production area
In Landes:
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Aire-sur-l'Adour ,Bahus-Soubiran ,Buanes ,Classun ,Duhort-Bachen ,Eugénie-les-Bains ,Latrille ,Renung ,Saint-Agnet ,Saint-Loubouer ,Sarron andVielle-Tursan .*
Arboucave ,Bats ,Castelnau-Tursan ,Clèdes ,Geaune ,Lauret ,Lacajunte ,Mauries ,Miramont-Sensacq ,Pimbo ,Pécorade ,Payros-Cazautets ,Philondenx ,Puyol-Cazalet ,Samadet ,Sorbets andUrgons .*
Cazères-sur-l'Adour ,Larrivière .*
Aubagnan ,Serres-Gaston .*
Coudures ,Eyres-Moncube (the east part ofGabas ), Fargues, Montgaillard,Montsoué ,Sarraziet .In
Gers :*
Lannux andSégos .ee also
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French wine
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